Matt K Von And Jonny Castro are Parachute Youth, a super hot Australian duo originating from Sydney and Adelaide respectively, who met two years a go at a boring shindig, six or seven guys just bonging around the couch. After thirty minutes they left the less - than - party, went home, got arty and made their first track, titled "It Can't get better than this". By default the bong had created an incredible team.
Previous to this less than spectacular meet, Matt worked as an Avionics Technician in the airforce, working on jet fighters (hence the name Parachute youth). Johnny had played at festivals such as Big Day Out with local outfit Def Starr (playing synth) with some success with their remix of Fences by Phoenix. Witness to his mastery of chords and be further amazed he is self-taught! After some months the boys left their home towns, left their girlfriends, sold their
cars moved moved to Paris.
In the two years since the boys first worked together they teamed up with a completely blown away Ajax from Sweat it Out Records (begging them to come back from France) who in turn recruited a completely bowled over Sam La More to engineer the single "Can't get Better Than This". At times it was a difficult process, not wanting to curb the raw appeal of the group, but in the end Parachute Youth prevailed. A wonderfully hypnotic celebration of life, a song soaring with unbridled joy, dark melancholy and drama reverbed. Although
the boys cite their influences as Joy Division/New Order, The Human League, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, The Stone Roses, the sound is completely modern and contemporary swallowing up huge tracts of musical vision, and providing for more goosebumps than a christmas feast.
Upon sending it to a few friends, the single quickly spread! " Can't get Better Than This” was the first played song on JJJ radio in 2012, played after the stroke of midnight in celebration of the year ahead. The insanely magnificent accompanying film clip shot by French Clip Producer Julien Paolini served up nearly 50,000 views in ten days on you tube. Julien travelled to Burkina Faso, under security escort, in helicopters, to hire kids to play out a drama (that actually occurs annually but was cancelled due to civil strife) in this troubled
African republic. Beyond the ever growing internet hype the band are receiving, Empire Of the Sun, heard it, loved it and posted it up on their social media! When bands don't talk about themselves you know it must be something special.

This is sure to be a GREAT show & one not to be missed!!

Frank Turner has added solo shows in Darwin and Cairns to his already packed itinerary this May, and will also perform at the Wide Open Space Festival in Alice Springs, and Groovin' The Moo festival in Townsville. This will be Frank's first visit to each of these places, having already completed 2 sold out tours of Australia. The shows happen just weeks after Frank Turner takes to the stage for the biggest performance of his life, headlining at London's vast Wembley Arena!

Frank Turner’s latest album England Keep My Bones (Epitaph) deftly merges his poetic observations with a rousing and inspirational sonic palette. The result is an undeniably stirring work from one of the UK’s best new songwriting talents.

Critical Acclaim for Frank Turner:

Armed with just a guitar, a microphone, and a can of his beloved Pabst Blue Ribbon, Turner sang from the bottom of his punk rock heart with total passion behind every word. Monstrous sing-alongs, laughs, dancing, and even a group air-harmonica session are all part of a Turner evening. – Examiner

“Call him the love child of Billy Bragg, Bruce Springsteen, and the hard-rocker of your choosing…this is music you want to share with old friends—music to drink to, think to, and feel to.” – Mother Jones

“The people’s prince of punk poetry” – NME

“An accomplished and impassioned storyteller… Turner’s punk roots are called upon only sparingly, but when they are, it makes for a thrilling change of gear. Stirring stuff – Q

“Frank Turner gives sincerity a good name on the rousing England Keep My Bones, an exclamation point in an increasingly brilliant career… this spiritual offspring of Billy Bragg sounds like a man trying to unload his head before it explodes.” – Spin